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M2 Unit 5 Music
Reading for Writing
Motto::Music is the medicine of a troubled mind..音乐是心灵的良药。
I.Learning aims
1.To understand what the speech is and how to write a speech.
2.To understand some writing skills flexibly.
II.Self-learning guidance and test
Learning guidance
Tests
1.Lead-in
Ask a question as a leading:Do you love music?Why?
2.Read and
Read the speech and discuss the questions then analyze the speech.
analyze
1.What was Sarah's problem?
2.How did music help her during her difficult time?
3.
What is her advice to others?
3.Useful
1.The song made me feel so much better.
expressions
2.Music gave me happiness.
3....it made my spirits fly like a kite in the wind.
4.Music gave me strength and brought me relief.
5.It was the rock I leant on...
6...music gave me hope and a sense of satisfaction.
7.It spoke words of encouragement to the deepest part of my being.
4.The outline
Introduce yourself.
Write about how music made you/him/her feel.
Give the topic of your speech.
Relate your/his/her experience to the audience.
Write about your experience with music,or the experience of someone you know.
Close the speech.
5.Sample
Hello!My name is John,and I'm here to talk about the power of music over words.Two years
ago,my grandmother passed away,and music has helped me cope since then.
Sometimes words can't describe what we are feeling,but music can.As Hans Christian
Anderson once said."Where words fail.music speaks."Music is like a special language that
everyone can understand.Have you ever heard a piece of music and remembered an important time
in your life?Perhaps when something important happened,or when you felt really happy or sad.I
feel this way about a piece of classical music by Eric Satie called"Gymnopedie No.1".It reminds
me of my grandmother.It is like an old friend comforting me when I hear it.
This music helps me remember how much I miss her.It helps me remember all the great
times we had.And music helps me be grateful for that time together.If you struggl